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PROGRAM AMERICA
"It'S AN IDEA" PROLOGUE
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The scene takes place right outside of the West Wing of the White House. The President, Amelia Noel, steps out of a limo. Her husband, John, waves to her. Noel rushes over to him.

JOHN
What'd you think about the soap opera you went to see?

NOEL
Those guys were total hacks! He had a captive audience
and he didn't know what to do with it.

JOHN
You want him to sing "Volare" or something?

NOEL
It couldn't have hurt! Words...

JOHN^{(interrupting)}
Don't you dare start a monologue.

NOEL
Words, when spoken out loud for the
sake of a performance, are music.

They have rhythm, and pitch, and
timbre, and volume. These are the
properties of music.

They have the ability to find us,
and move us, and lift us up in ways
that literal meanings can't!

You get it?

JOHN
You're a snob.

NOEL
Yes, I am. And God loves me for it.

JOHN
I thought you said he was
sending you to hell?

NOEL
For other stuff, not for this.

JOHN
This entire rant is about you
not liking the performance,
isn't it?

NOEL
No, it's not about me!
Well, yes, it is about me, but
tomorrow it'll be about
somebody else.

We'll watch Larry King and
see who.

Steve, the Press Secretary stands behind Noel.

STEVE^(quietly)
Madam President?

Noel turns around.

STEVE
There's been a break in at a cryonics facility.
The suspect took a sledgehammer and broke eight
pods holding human brains.

We're getting reports that he's holding four more
hostage.

NOEL
Damn... Steve, get me Louanne and tell her to
assemble the Joint Chiefs.

STEVE^(leaving)
Yes, ma'am.

JOHN
I'll be at the residence.

NOEL^{(watching John leave)}
Yeah...
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PROGRAM AMERICA
"It'S AN IDEA" PART 1
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The scene takes place in the situation room. Noel walks in and the Joint Chiefs, along with the FBI Director, Brian Butler, stand up.

NOEL^(sitting)
Sit down, everyone.

Everyone sits.

NOEL
What do we got?

GEN. SCARLETT
The Alcor Society for Solid State Hypothermia is a e
cryonics facility which specializes in the preservation
of humans, with hopes of resurrecting and restoring
them to full health in the unlikely event some new
tech can be developed in the future.

BRIAN BUTLER
It's located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and someone
broke in approximately four hours ago.

NOEL^{(sarcastically)}
I didn't know that...

Louanne Fleetwood, the Chief of Staff, walks in and takes a seat next to the President.

LOUANNE
Afternoon.

NOEL
Brian, what's he doing in there?

BRIAN BUTLER
He took a sledgehammer and a gun, shot and
killed what little security there was and
proceeded to break the cryonic preservation
units and smash eight human brains.

NOEL
Hostages?

BRIAN BUTLER
Four.

NOEL
Why not more?

LOUANNE
He didn't have access to the rest of the brains.

NOEL
In other words?

GEN. BOOTH
In other words the twelve brains he has access
to are more than likely less important than the
brains he doesn't have access to.

NOEL^{(pointing to Brian)}
What's his name? What are his motives?

BRIAN
Victor Timmons.

General Michael Hart clicked a button on a remote and a TV at the end of the room lit up. Projected was Victor Timmons' information.

ADM. BROUSSARD
According to his social media profiles he's a
self-proclaimed 'Honor Guard of God'.

NOEL
Is that an organization?

LOUANNE
It's a far-left religious groups. They're nuts.

NOEL
A violent organization?

BRIAN BUTLER
No, ma'am. The organization hasn't
endorsed this.

NOEL
Relay this information to the Press Secretary.
I want him to brief the press in...
^{(checking watch)} ten minutes.
Alright. If Victor doesn't surrender within an hour,
I want you to shoot him.

Brian nods.

NOEL^{(standing up)}
If that's all...

Everyone in the room says thank you as the President leaves.